Example sentences of "expect [pron] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | One of the saddest aspects of this issue is the heavy strains and burdens placed on elderly people who might have expected their last years to be more enjoyable . |
2 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
3 | Manufacturers — such as Compaq Computer Corp , which rushed to discuss its Pentium plans in general terms , say they expect their first Pentium machines to list for as little as $4,500 , half the price set for early model 80486 machines in 1989 . |
4 | In exile she expected their first child , having left her husband in Russia ; he was later killed , and she suffered the blow of another death — her own child . |
5 | THE wife of record-breaking bankrupt Kevin Maxwell proudly announced a nice little dividend for the troubled tycoon yesterday — she 's expecting their fifth child . |
6 | The couple have four children aged between seven and three and Derek 's wife Dawn , 26 , is expecting their fifth child next month . |
7 | He and his blonde wife , Adrienne , a Klanswoman who is expecting their first child next month , now have to be careful , they say . |
8 | Les , 61 , whose wife Tracy , 40 , is expecting their first child , has stopped smoking since the health scare that led him to quit a show last year . |
9 | There he 'd met another woman whom he eventually married and she was then expecting their first child . |
10 | This year he has a perfect excuse — his wife is expecting their first baby during the time the Three Wise Ladies are picking up from police , local authorities , and others information about weather , congestion , and danger points , and relaying it to the media . |
11 | Her son was married , her daughter-in-law expecting their first baby and she did n't know what to say next . |
12 | Said a source close to Paula , who is reported to be expecting their first baby in December : ‘ They had a whirlwind romance and just wanted to get together straight away . |
13 | They had bought their first house and were expecting their first baby . |
14 | And it could be the ‘ Baby Blues ’ for Britain at Augusta with twice winner Nick Faldo 's wife Gill also expecting their third arrival in late March or early April . |
15 | Michele is 22 and expecting her fifth baby — her children have been fathered by two different men . |
16 | Lilian was in her second childhood and Harriet was expecting her second child , which she secretly despised . |
17 | ANNIE Lennox announced last Monday that she was happily pregnant and expecting her second child in the New Year . |
18 | ACTRESS Samantha Bond , left , is expecting her second baby . |
19 | The Ruritanian monarch is expecting her second baby . |
20 | The Ruritanian monarch is expecting her second baby . |
21 | Name the American , a former Wimbledon Champion , new retired from competitive play and expecting her first child , who is one of the company 's longest serving contract players ? |
22 | Ola Sirant , 34 , who covers the shows for Canadian magazine Chatelaine and Toronto Life 's monthly Fashion , is expecting her first child in September . |
23 | It had been announced only a month ago that she was expecting her first child and would probably be leaving after the spring term . |
24 | Claire had always planned to set up her own practice and she left Coopers in December 1989 , when she was expecting her first child . |
25 | ‘ She is 12-years-old now and expecting her first foal . |
26 | Dawn Winterhalder was 32 and expecting her fourth child when she developed hydramnios — excess fluid in the womb — and her gynaecologist became seriously concerned about the baby 's health . |
27 | ‘ All we ever wanted was for for Laura to get back to health and be able to go out and play with Louis , ’ said Fran who is expecting her third child . |
28 | ‘ I was expecting you last Wednesday . ‘ |
29 | She 's expecting her second child in three weeks and is determined this time to have the baby at home . |
30 | Twenty-two year old Marie , who is expecting her second child , was killed on the M 50 motorway near Twinning in Gloucestershire last June . |